Summary

Oba Femi says he reached the point where it was time to move on from NXT after accomplishing everything he set out to do on the brand.

While speaking with Cameron Hawkins, Femi reflected on his run in NXT and said he is grateful for that chapter of his career. He described the brand as his own version of working the independent scene before arriving on WWE's main roster.

During his time in NXT, Femi won the NXT Championship twice, held the NXT North American Championship, won the 2023 NXT Men's Breakout Tournament and captured the 2024 Men's Iron Survivor Challenge.

Femi is now part of the Raw roster and is set to face Brock Lesnar in the opening match of WrestleMania 42 night two. He has not lost a singles match since moving to the main roster.

Quote from Oba Femi

"(It) was time. You know when you’ve done everything you can do for a company, you know when you’ve done everything you can do for a brand, a relationship, a friendship. You know when you’ve done everything and you’ve tried your best and you’ve put your all, and it’s time for you to move on to the next thing, and that’s just where I found myself when I had the NXT Championship. I’d done everything there was to do. I’m grateful for my time in NXT, of course. That was my indies. I appreciate everything I went through there."

What Oba Femi's NXT comments say about his Raw position

Femi framing NXT as his version of the indies speaks to how fully he views that chapter as complete. With a singles unbeaten streak on Raw and a WrestleMania 42 match against Brock Lesnar already on his plate, WWE is presenting him less like a long-term project and more like a talent ready for high-end main roster programs now.

Sources

Oba Femi while speaking with Cameron Hawkins